Beef and Brownies

Again, the title of my blog post may be a little misleading. I have no yummy recipe that includes both beef and brownie. I would be totally open to that combination if any of my Paleo peers have managed come up with a beef and brownie kitchen creation.
Nevertheless, be prepared for total Paleo dinner deliciousness. This recipe is a pretty huge hit at my house. My partner and I ate it up as the pups sat close by drooling.

Beef and Mushrooms with Paleo Gravy:

Ingredients:

• 3 steaks or 1 lb grass fed beef stew meat
• 2 tablespoons coconut flour
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 medium onion
• 2-3 crushed garlic cloves
• 1/2-1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil

Prepare steaks or brown the stew meat. To make gravy: heat skillet with oil and add chopped onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Remove vegetables. Whisk flour and milk until incorporated, add cayenne and pepper. Reduce heat and add vegetables. Simmer for 5 minutes and serve with steaks or over stew meat.

*I always try to fill half of my dinner plate with veggies- pictured here are zucchini and red pepper roasted in olive oil and pepper. Throw the raw veggies on a cookie sheet and roast at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.



 Paleo Brownies:

Yes brownies are featured in the picture below. Yes they are Paleo. Yes this is the second time in one week I have posted a Paleo baked good. Okay. Now that all of that is out of the way I have to admit that when the weather got warmer my Paleo Chocolate Chip cookies melted in their container. The almond butter kind of separated from the rest of the cookies and settled in the middle. I guess that's the disadvantage to baking with no preservatives. No biggie. Being the easy going Paleo that I am I took the opportunity to make brownies after work :-)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 3 handfuls of Enjoy Life chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Stir together all ingredients until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips. Bake for 15-20 minutes depending on the size of your brownie pan. Make sure to grease pan with coconut or olive oil.  Enjoy with a small glass of almond milk!